Crundwell pleads not guilty
Pre-trail hearing scheduled for Dec. 19
DIXON — Former city Comptroller Rita Crundwell pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lee County Court to 60 counts of felony theft.
Judge Ron Jacobson set a Dec. 18 pretrial hearing.
Public defender Robert Thompson waived the reading of the charges, however, Jacobson gave a synopsis: Each charges her with theft of more than $100,000 to a government body, each punishable by 6 to 30 years in prison.
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